School bus hits car in Venice roundabout

A school bus carrying seven children struck a car in the roundabout at Venice Avenue and Jacaranda Boulevard Thursday afternoon, injuring the driver of the car but none of the students.

The Florida Highway Patrol said the accident happened at 4:40 p.m. inside the roundabout. According to a FHP release, the school bus, driven by 66-year-old Theresa Anne Roberts of Sarasota, struck a 2003 Hyundai driven by Ariel Zara Dictor, 19, of Sarasota.

Dictor was taken to Venice Regional Medical Center for treatment of minor injuries, FHP said. None of the seven students on board nor the bus driver were hurt, FHP said.

The school bus driver, Roberts, was cited for improper lane change, according to the FHP